The Swedish Brain Foundation is to award SEK 28 million for vital brain research. Four scientists at the University of Gothenburg share SEK 2 million for research into the child brain, rehabilitation and dependence.
One of the scientists to receive funding from the Swedish Brain Foundation is Associate Professor Carina Mallard at the Sahlgrenska Academy, who is to study, together with her research group, a new type of substance that is believed to be able to counteract harmful inflammation in the brain and blood of premature infants.
By increasing our knowledge of how inflammation causes damage to the immature brain, the scientists in Gothenburg hope to be able to develop new treatment methods for this group of vulnerable patients.
“The grant from the Swedish Brain Foundation is a recognition of the importance of our research. We have previously shown that the new substance can protect mice from brain injury, and we now have the opportunity to continue the experiments and investigate the mechanisms behind this. We will also be able to determine how this treatment affects inflammation in the blood of newborn infants at risk of developing brain injury,” says Carina Mallard.
Dependence and Rehabilitation
A further three scientists at the University of Gothenburg have been awarded grants: Elisabet Jerlhag Holm and Bo Söderpalm each receive SEK 500,000 kronor for research into dependence, while Georg Kuhn receives the same amount for his research into rehabilitation of the brain.
The Swedish Brain Foundation has awarded a total of SEK 28 million to brain research in Sweden. The projects are selected by the scientific advisory board, which consists of 23 leading experts in the neurosciences in Sweden.
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BY: Krister Svahn